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- [verb im-preg-neyt, im-preg-neyt; adjective im-preg-nit, -neyt]
- /verb ɪmˈprɛg neɪt, ˈɪm prɛgˌneɪt; adjective ɪmˈprɛg nɪt, -neɪt/
- /ˈɪm.preɡ.neɪt/
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- [verb im-preg-neyt, im-preg-neyt; adjective im-preg-nit, -neyt]
- /verb ɪmˈprɛg neɪt, ˈɪm prɛgˌneɪt; adjective ɪmˈprɛg nɪt, -neɪt/
Definitions of impregnate word
- verb with object impregnate to make pregnant; get with child or young. 1
- verb with object impregnate to fertilize. 1
- verb with object impregnate to cause to be infused or permeated throughout, as with a substance; saturate: to impregnate a handkerchief with cheap perfume. 1
- verb with object impregnate to fill interstices with a substance. 1
- verb with object impregnate to furnish with some actuating or modifying element infused or introduced; imbue, infect; tincture. 1
- abbreviation IMPREGNATE impregnated. 1
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Origin of impregnate
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Late Latin impraegnātus past participle of impraegnāre to fertilize, impregnate, equivalent to im- im-1 + praegn- (see pregnant1) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Impregnate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
impregnate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impregnate
verb impregnate
- drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- permeate — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- suffuse — to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
- fertilize — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- saturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
adjective impregnate
- saturated — saturated.
Antonyms for impregnate
verb impregnate
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- deplete — To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
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